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Coronavirus live news: new UK lockdown rules needed sooner rather than later, says former adviser; more protests in Melbourne
Number of cases worldwide passes 30 million; Victoria announces 21 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths; UK faces possible second national lockdown. Follow all the developmentsMutant virus: should we be worried that Sars-CoV-2 is changing ?UK entering second wave of virus, Johnson warns‘Shocking’: Trump under fire from ex-adviser for Covid failures 10.30am BST It is “increasingly likely” that lockdown restrictions will soon be needed to slow the spread of coronavirus in London, the capital’s mayor has warned.London mayor Sadiq Khan said action should be taken before the virus spirals out of control, and leaders were considering measures already imposed in other parts of the UKThe Prime Minister has said that we are now seeing the start of a second wave of Covid-19 across the UK.Londoners should also know that I am extremely concerned by the latest evidence I’ve seen today from public health experts about the accelerating speed at which Covid-19 is now spreading here in London. 10.23am BST Poland reported 1,002 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry’s Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began, Reuters reports.The new record comes days after the authorities tightened conditions under which doctors are obliged to send patients for testing. Critics say the new rules may limit the number of people going for tests. Continue reading...
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